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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
April 20, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 20, 1969 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Nash |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Butler |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Jake O'Donnell 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Tommie Reynolds | Left Fielder |
Mike Hershberger | Right Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Jim Nash | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
Bob Oliver | Center Fielder |
Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
Bill Butler | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
April 20, 1969
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Butler
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Butler
Reynolds hits a line drive towards the mound. Butler catches it and throws to second to double up Campaneris. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Butler
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Butler
Bando takes first base on ball four. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Butler
Cater takes first base on ball four. Hershberger moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Butler
Green hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Nash
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Nash
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Nash
Fiore is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Butler
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Butler
Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nash vs. Butler
Nash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore juggles the ball. That's an error on Fiore. Pagliaroni moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Butler
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to second for the out. Pagliaroni moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Butler
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Nash
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Nash
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Nash
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Nash
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Butler
Hershberger hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Butler
Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Bando reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Butler
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Butler
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nash
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Nash
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Nash
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Butler
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Butler
Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nash vs. Butler
Nash strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Butler
Campaneris hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Nash
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Nash
Fiore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Nash
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Nash
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Butler
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy juggles the ball. That's an error on Foy. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Butler
Hershberger hits a popup in front of the plate. Rodriguez catches it and throws to first to double up Reynolds. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Butler
Bando strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Nash
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Nash
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nash
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Butler
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Butler
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Butler
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Butler
Monday takes first base on ball four. Pagliaroni moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nash vs. Butler
Nash hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Nash
George Spriggs pinch hits for Bill Butler.
Spriggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Nash
Keough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Nash
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Nash
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Hernandez steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fiore vs. Nash
Fiore hits a line drive into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Drago
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Drago
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Mike Hershberger.
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching.
Bando hits a line drive into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Wickersham
Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Wickersham
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple. Jackson scores. Cater goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagliaroni vs. Wickersham
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Nash
Reggie Jackson now playing right field.
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foy for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Nash
Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Nash
Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Nash
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Nash
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wickersham
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nash vs. Wickersham
Nash hits a ball on the ground for an out. Nash moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Wickersham
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and has Nash trapped. There's the throw to Adair who tags Nash for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Wickersham
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Wickersham
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Nash
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Dave Wickersham.
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Pagliaroni. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Nash
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Nash
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Nash
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Burgmeier
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Burgmeier
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple. Cater goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagliaroni vs. Burgmeier
Pagliaroni hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Monday vs. Burgmeier
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Monday for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Nash
Joe Nossek now playing left field. Phil Roof now catching.
Fiore hits a line drive towards first. Cater reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Nash
Foy hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Nash
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/20/1969, game 1 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 5 0 1 0 Keough J, rf 4 0 0 0 Reynolds T, lf 5 1 2 0 Hernandez J, ss 4 0 1 0 Nossek J, lf 0 0 0 0 Fiore M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hershberger M, rf 2 0 0 0 Foy J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, ph-rf 1 1 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 1 1 1 Bando S, 3b 4 0 2 0 Adair J, 2b 3 0 2 0 Cater D, 1b 4 2 1 1 Oliver B, cf 3 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 5 0 2 3 Rodriguez E, c 3 0 0 0 Pagliaroni J, c 3 0 0 0 Butler B, p 1 0 0 0 Roof P, c 0 0 0 0 Spriggs G, ph 1 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 4 1 2 1 Drago D, p 0 0 0 0 Nash J, p 4 0 0 0 Wickersham D, p 0 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, ph 1 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 10 5 32 1 5 1 Oakland 000 100 301 -- 5 Kansas City 000 000 100 -- 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Nash J (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 7 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Butler B (L) 6.0 3 1 1 6 2 Drago D 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 Wickersham D 1.2 4 1 1 0 0 Burgmeier T 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 E -- Fiore M, Foy J, Hernandez J, Pagliaroni J DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Oakland 12, Kansas City 4 2B -- Campaneris B, Bando S 3B -- Green D 2 HR -- Monday R, Piniella L SB -- Hernandez J T -- 2:27 A -- 0
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